History and general information

In 1987 pensioners in Stilbaai realised that a service centre would be necessary in the future, therefore an organisation was formed where meals and health services were offered to the sick and old. The local municipality offered the service centre a dilapidated house known as the Jagersbosch Homestead as headquarters for the organisation. Members of Jagersbosch and volunteers from the community, led by Mr Roland Rudd and Mrs Anthea Rossouw, renovated the building and services were offered from the >Homestead from 1990. In 1989 services were first offered in Melkhoutfontein. Soeterus was built in 1995 and in 1998 Jagersbosch was registered as a Section 21 organisation.

The following people and organisations assisted with the building and setting up of the Jagersbosch branch in Melkhoutfontein:

	20 women and one man, from Melkhoutfontein, helped to build the buildings in Soeterus with the help of Philip Claassens, from the Langeberg Training Centre (a Masakhane project).
	Tol Pienaar, well known ecologist, helped with the layout of the Soeterus botanic gardens. The people who live there today maintain it.
	Kushido was instrumental in preparing the herb garden.
	The Southern Cape Divisional Council and the
	Stilbaai City Council helped with funding.
	Jagersbosch was involved from the beginning to help Melkhoutfontein and
	Volunteers restored the historic house where Jagersbosch is situated.
	Department of Social Services and Poverty Alleviation
	Dolores Weavers
	Ingrid Parks
	Local Fishermen’s Trust
	The Community Development Committee
	The Development Bank
	IDT
	Students from Stellenbosch University did an analysis
	Langeberg Food Company
	Eskom – sponsor
	Langeberg Training Centre – sponsor
	National Economic Forum – sponsor
	National Public Works Programme – sponsor
	Senior Citizens – sponsor
	Local Community – sponsor
	Johan Wessels – Architect
	Builders Workgroups in Melkhoutfontein – builders
	Miss Carine du Plessis